Tone and Emotion Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering tone and emotion descriptors.

Anguished

severe, agonizing physical or mental suffering

Despondent

deeply discouraged, dejected, and without hope

Desolate

abandoned, empty, and filled with loneliness or grief

Bleak

bare, cold, and offering no hope or comfort abandoned, empty, and filled with loneliness or grief

Somber

dark, grave, and deeply serious in tone

Cynical

distrustful of others' motives; bitterly skeptical of good intentions

Bitter

marked by resentment, harshness, or lingering pain

Remorseful

deeply regretful and guilt-ridden over past actions

Detached

emotionally distant; observing without becoming involved

Resigned

accepting an outcome as unavoidable, without resistance

Nostalgic

longing wistfully for a past time or place

Horrific

causing shock, terror, or extreme dread

Fatalistic

believing that outcomes are already determined and cannot be changed

Macabre

disturbing and connected to death in a grim, gruesome way

Melancholy

a lingering, pensive sadness or gloom